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    Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The world within Vanessa Williams

    Most of us are curious about our family lineage. For Vanessa Williams, who recently took part in the show "Who Do You Think You Are" and explored her family's history, the task was both surprising and informative. Here, she talks about what she learned and how she plans to use that information.
    Most of us are curious about our family lineage. For Vanessa Williams, who recently took part in the show "Who Do You Think You Are" and explored her family's history, the task was both surprising and informative. Here, she talks about what she learned...

    Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Togo, Chemical Industry, Finland, Ghana

    2. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Nigeria officials disagree on death toll in recent fighting

    KANO, Nigeria — Local government officials and a military spokesman in Nigeria agreed that security forces and Islamist militants had battled in recent days in the country's far northeast. But they offered widely varying accounts Monday of how many people, including civilians, had been killed.
    KANO, Nigeria — Local government officials and a military spokesman in Nigeria agreed that security forces and Islamist militants had battled in recent days in the country's far northeast. But they offered widely varying accounts Monday of how...

    Tags: American Red Cross, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights Watch, Chad

    3. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. French family freed after being held hostage in Nigeria

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A family of French tourists, including four children, held hostage by an Islamist militia in northern Nigeria has been freed, according the French and Cameroonian officials.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A family of French tourists, including four children, held hostage by an Islamist militia in northern Nigeria has been freed, according the French and Cameroonian officials. Tanguy Moulin-Fournier, his wife Albane,...

    Tags: Nigeria, Francois Hollande, France, Goodluck Jonathan

    4. Mar 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Dan Turner dies at 49; Times editorial writer

    Dan Turner, a Times editorial writer for nearly a decade who was known for his sharply witty observations on a broad range of subjects, died Saturday at his Los Angeles home. He was 49.
    Dan Turner, a Times editorial writer for nearly a decade who was known for his sharply witty observations on a broad range of subjects, died Saturday at his Los Angeles home. He was 49. The cause was pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed two years ago,...

    Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Music, Personal Weapon Control, Conservation

    5. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Saving Cameroon's elephants

    Check off another majestic animal species your kids will probably never get to see: The forest elephant of Cameroon. Smaller than savanna elephants and with straighter tusks, the intelligent behemoths are being cut down by poachers at a horrifying pace.
    Check off another majestic animal species your kids will probably never get to see: The forest elephant of Cameroon. Smaller than savanna elephants and with straighter tusks, the intelligent behemoths are being cut down by poachers at a horrifying pace....

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, China, Conservation, World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife

    6. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. France says it won't negotiate to free kidnapped family

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The stakes are high for France: the lives of four French children, their parents, a relative and nine other French hostages being held by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Nigeria and Mali.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The stakes are high for France: the lives of four French children, their parents, a relative and nine other French hostages being held by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Nigeria and Mali. But France, entrenched in a war in...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nigeria, Africa, Wars and Interventions, France

    7. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Gunmen kidnap seven more French nationals in Africa

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Gunmen on motorcycles kidnapped seven French tourists, including four children, who had been staying at a nature reserve in Cameroon near its border with Nigerian border, French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Gunmen on motorcycles kidnapped seven French tourists, including four children, who had been staying at a nature reserve in Cameroon near its border with Nigerian border, French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday....

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Travel, Kidnapping, Nigeria

    8. Nov 3, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'The Fiddler on Pantico Run' is a genealogy adventure

    The Fiddler on Pantico Run:
    -------------------- The Fiddler on Pantico Run: An African Warrior, His White Descendants, a Search for Family Joe Mozingo Free Press: 304 pp, $25.99 -------------------- Joe Mozingo's captivating debut, "The Fiddler on Pantico Run: An African...

    Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Slavery, The Miami Herald, Joe Mozingo, Book

    9. Aug 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. More athletes disappear from London Olympics

    World Now
    A Congolese judoka and other sporting officials sent to the Olympics have reportedly disappeared as the Games came to a close, just days after seven Cameroonian athletes vanished....
    10. Nov 24, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Rights group urges Cameroon to release jailed gay men

    World Now
    Rights groups urge the release of jailed Cameroonian men: After a court in Yaounde, Cameroon, sentenced three men to five years jail for homosexuality, Amnesty International called for their release....
    11. Nov 4, 2004 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Thoroughly modern tribal

    Special to The Times
    Bob WEIS was trolling EBay from his 1962 Palm Springs ranch house, hunting for the African artifacts he has collected for the last 20 years, when he hit the mother lode. There, among the carved wooden stools and ceremonial figures, hand-woven textiles,...

    Tags: Death, Ghana, Arts and Culture, East Village (Manhattan, New York), Gabon

    12. May 6, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  12. Mountain Grove High School band members donate old uniforms

    MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. - The Mountain Grove Band is looking stylish with new band uniforms, but their old uniforms are still getting lots of attention.
    dhodges@ky3.com
    MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. - The Mountain Grove Band is looking stylish with new band uniforms, but their old uniforms are still getting lots of attention. The band donated its uniforms to a mission in Cameroon, Africa where a group of primary school...

    Tags: Human Interest, Africa

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